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Hi, again, I am a very small breeder and have acquired the best I could with the bloodlines and looks that appealed to my sense of the ideal horse. As I am a hunt seat/jumper rider and advocate of competitive trail and endurance, I intend to breed for SCID clear, Sport Horse Arabians that more resemble the horse the Bedouins prized. Therefore, my hope is to produce compact, balanced, and, as free of defect as possible, horses that exude Arabian type and possess ground covering movement. I also intend to keep my prices as reasonable as possible so that large and small breeders, and beginning horse owners can obtain a Purebred Straight Egyptian, Egyptian-Related or Spanish/CMK Arabian to show, breed or take down the trail. The following paragraphs are a short synopsis of my life with horses. I've also included a picture of myself and the critters I share my home with. Like most of us, I grew up on the Walter Farley/Anne Sewell books and anything else that had the word HORSE in its contents. I read every book in the children's section of the library that had to do with horses, and when I was finished, I started on the adult section. So I read fiction, non-fiction, anatomy, etc. Everything! It wasn't until years later while working with a woman who owned a horse, that I finally said that the "some day I'll own a horse" statement should come true. There was no doubt in my mind, tho I had ridden many breeds and had never seen an Arabian in person, that I was going to buy an Arabian, and no other breed would do. That first horse was a three year old 7/8ths Arabian gelding sired by Faarad. I was very fortunate to see this stallion in the flesh, when I picked out my gelding, as he passed away just a few short months later. I shall never forget him. I took lessons and learned to ride english properly and I trained my gelding. Knowing if I didn't, I probably never would again, I promptly went out and sought another horse to ease the pain. I found and bought my beautiful Galadriel Espana and twenty-four years later she is still with me and in these web pages. I have bought and sold other horses over the years. Along the way, I was taken with the exotic looks of the Egyptian Arabians but at that time, they were way out of my reach, price wise. This was the mid-80's after all... I worked with "Chelsea" (both pictures below) and we took riding lessons together in huntseat and in dressage and she was shown in open and Arabian A-rated shows. Finally, I was able to obtain a beautiful 99% Egyptian mare with ancient bloodlines. Oh, to have this mare now! Time passed, prices went down and, in 1998, I went in search again for a Straight Egyptian. I found and purchased three of them over the ensuing 2 years and they are in these pages, and the rest, they say, is history.... At home I am totally owned by three rather unique characters who truly believe they are little "people" in fur and feathers. Of course, I am happy to oblige, to a point. The first little "person" is Frankie-Wayne, born in 1995, all of 4 inches on his little tippy toes, love-bird, who is quite sure I am his mate. His wings are clipped so he rides around on my shoulder or my head; or runs after me when he's on the floor. Frankie takes a bath in the kitchen sink, but it must be in my cupped hands with the water running at a medium trickle so he can "shower" as well as play in the "tub".
So there you have it, a little bit of information on my horse history and training and short stories on the other critters that I have been entrusted with. |
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I train all my horses. I've used "horse whispering" to work with my horses before it was the "in" thing and I still do. As I am a hunter/dressage rider, the horses that will go western will be taught the basics by me and then a trusted trainer will finish them. I never rush the horses and take as long as they need to accept my ideas as their ideas. Anyway, we showed in open shows and always placed well. We rode trails extensively and he would have made a terrific endurance horse with his ground covering forward movement. Sadly, I lost him almost two years after I bought him to an accident at a show. (Picture of him at right, fifteen minutes before the accident.)
I worked with her everyday and we rode hard, for hours, on the trails and up and down hills. I've taken equine classes at the local college and attended numerous equine seminars and riding/jumping clinics. The mail was full of equine magazines and I went to every show I could, Open, Arabian and Dressage, whether or not I was participating. Always, in the Arab magazines, I coveted the Egyptian Arabian and it's exotic looks.
Peggie Sue, a pound puppy, is claimed to be a Chihuahua mix. Since she was about 3 1/2mths old when I got her, with an unknown birthdate; I gave her the birthdate of August 1st, 2002, the day my late Dobie, Molly, died. Peggie will remain a very small dog. She is extremely smart and a bundle of energy and she and Cambria, the house kitty, chase around and wrestle and just generally drive me crazy. I'm so glad they invented dog crates....sometimes, when Cambria is tired of playing, he's glad too! But she's so loveable and cute! Look at that face!
Last, but not least, is my Cambria, the house kitty. He's a Siamese-mix that I rescued up in the seaside town of Cambria, CA in June of 1994. He thinks he's a mixture of people and dog. He brings me toys to toss, so he can fetch, he puts his paws up on my leg when he wants to be picked up and when I do, I get a lick from him. He loves and plays with Peggie, stalking & wrestling with her and then running for me to protect him when she gets the best of him, the wimp.